Pics from Oct

What a great day of football! While we did not get the result we wanted, the boys battled hard through some adversity and bad case of fumbleitis, and should be proud of their efforts. The smiles on a lot of faces at the end of the day are a true measure of the day, rather than the scoreboard.

Thanks to all the parents that helped out with whatever was needed, both set up , or cleanup. Special thanks to Matt on the microphone who made the day more enjoyable for all. Also special thanks to the fellas in the striped uniform who worked all 3 games, and made it possible for us to enjoy the day.If you see them around, be sure to thank them.

Practise next week are cancelled. There is a home game vs Melville this WEDNESDAY at 4:00. I am sending Mr. Anderson a list of names with a cc to MMS parents, asking them to be let out at 3:15 so they can make there way to the DRCSS in time for kickoff. I will be asking for DRCSS players to be let out 5 min early to get ready. If someone wants to be at the field at 3:30 to help put out yardage markers etc that would be great. We will need some people to run the yardage sticks as well.

Here are some pictures from the day. Oct 5 games in Dauphin
Miss Sochan also took some great pictures, they are posted to http://clippersfootball.blogspot.ca/

Sept 14 games in Brandon

Bantam-Played at Massey( at 715 MacDermid Dr.  Please head west on Victoria Ave. until the Tim Horton's on 28th and Victoria Ave. and turn left prior to Tim's and follow the road around the bend.  Please park on the west side of the school as the field is located there.)

11:30 am Westman vs. Dauphin

  1:00 pm Dauphin vs. Swam River

  2:30 pm Swan River vs. Westman

All games are two 25 minute halves with a 10 minute halftime.  If you should need to have a coach in the huddle then please make arrangements with the other coach and ref.

Please be aware that there is no washrooms available at each location.  There will be no canteen at either venue.  Please have your athletes bring plenty of food for themselves and plenty of fluids.

Plays

Super job from everyone tonight, we are starting to look like a team. I recorded 20 plays with my iPad tonight, so people can watch them and have a look at what went right or wrong.

Play list at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ_Dqbyz6zeBtWon9JmhQdGybDFghylCv

cancelled

Practise is cancelled tonight, we will go to Tuesday and Thursday this week 6:00 - 8:00

Practise #2 - Wednesday Aug 14

Good work last night everybody, the equipment distribution went very well, nice and smooth with not too many issues.

Reminder that next week practices are Monday and TUESDAY with no practice on Wednesday (get your ticket for the Team Canada vs Team Peru International Volleyball match at the DRCSS , Wednesday night).

For Monday

-          If you have a mouth guard, form it , and bring it to practice on Monday

-          If you don’t have one, get one and form it and bring it to practice on Monday

-          You can get one at practice on Monday, but it will not be formed to your mouth

-          If we get to tackling on Monday, players must have a mouth guard to participate.

-          If you have not yet got your equipment, please see Coach Ricketts on Monday, he will get you set up with gear.

Potential Quarter backs and running  backs , please have a look at some of the material on our website at http://bantamclippers.wikispaces.com/home . In particular the instructional YouTube videos, QB’s pay close attention to the footwork being demonstrated.

Also, players please fill in the following. We are looking at where people are likely to play, so we need a little background info.

See http://bantamclippers.wikispaces.com/file/view/Bantam%20Clipper%20Football%20positions.docx/356978666/Bantam%20Clipper%20Football%20positions.docx if you are unfamiliar with some position names.

Name

Years played

Positions played before

Positions you would like to try this year (pick at least 1 from each offense and defense and special teams)

                                Offense

                                Defense

                                Special teams (punter , snapper, punt coverage , kick off kicker, kick off return , kick off coverage )

Practise number 1 - Monday Aug 12

Great practice tonight everybody, saw lots of hard work, and kids having fun.

Practice this Wednesday, we will start handing out equipment around 5:45 . Meet outside at the back of the school.

Practices next week will be Monday and Tuesday at 6:00.

2013 Season welcome

Welcome to the Bantam Clippers for 2013 - this looks to be a promising season, with well over 20 players interested in playing.

All news emails will be posted here, for reference, along with pictures , and videos etc. Documents such as schedules, rosters (so parents can find their kid and other kids!) are available at http://bantamclippers.wikispaces.com/home.

Our coaches for the season are

Cam Bennet
John Marshall
Ron Ricketts
Jason Taffinder
Mike Jestin

Please feel free to talk kto any of us, we are here to keep the kids safe, teach them some football, and have a lot of fun. At the end of the season, our win - loss record means much less than the answer to the questions "Did they learn something?" and "Did they have fun?"

Final Post for 2012

It's been quite a ride for the 2012 Bantam Clippers. I thoroughly enjoyed myself this entire season. I had a great time working with all the kids. Good luck to those moving on to he high school team next year. I am looking forward to working with the new group again next season.

Click here for some pictures from the Stadium game.

Final game pictures

Click here to see some pictures from the final game vs Winkler. LINK is now working!

Final game

What a great final league game for the team. Everyone contributed and we came away with one more win. Congratulations to all the players for a great season. All the coaching staff had a great time, and it was was amazing to see how the team really came together as a group. So much improvement from early in the year. Already thinking about next year! Here is the team picture taken in Brandon.

For a high res copy you can download and print, click here or here.

win over Winkler

Another great day for Dauphin football. Everybody pitched in again to contribute towards the win. Final score 37 - 0. Here are some pictures from today.


Reminder that we have practice TUESDAY, then we play an exhibition against Swan River Wednesday at 4:00. I will ask principals from DRCSS and MMS to excuse players at 3:15 so we can get changed and get out on the field for 4:00.  NO practise on Thursday.

Also reminder that we go to Winkler next Sunday , kick off at 1:00. Please be there by 12:00 , 12: 15 at the latest. I will get some directions to the field and send them out later in the week. I do know a teacher at the high school there, so I am hoping we can find a place to change, but  have your player prepared to change in a vehicle.

Win over Westman

Outstanding win today over Westman, they were really surprised in the 1st quarter I think. Everyone contributed to the win.  Congratulations to all team members. Pictures will be uploaded soon.


Other pictures here https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=A97AE3CAF69635C!911

Feel free to add yours.....

Pictures from today's game.. 154 of them......


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Glenboro

Once again a great second half for the team. We were very happy with how the guys responded to some injury trouble, with some having to step up and play unfamiliar positions . Some players had to play offense and defense as well. 

Next action is SATURDAY Sept 15th in Brandon , at Neelin High School.

Map here http://goo.gl/maps/YT7gP

 Game time is 3:00 again, so please be sure you leave early enough to arrive by 2:00. Also, please ensure that your player has ALL their equipment ( jersey, mouthguard , etc) prior to leaving Dauphin. We had some difficulty with that, and it does take away time prior to the game to deal with that.

Practises this week are Tuesday and Thursday, at 4:00 ( note change in time). Grade 9 players can meet me in the DRCSS gym between 8:30 and 8:50. We have an area to store gear there. Grade 8 players are asked to get their gear to Coach Marshall or myself Sunday night or Monday night, and we will bring to the practise. Or make arrangements to get their gear to the school for Tuesday.

Great game , thanks for your support.

I have a light blue hoodie and an asthma inhaler as well that were found in Glenboro and last week practices.

reminder

Sunday’s Game in Glenboro , kick off at 3:00, be there for 2:00

There will burgers and dogs available after the game.

Those Gr 9 players, please bring their gear to the DRCSS Monday morning. I will meet players in the gym , to store the gear in the team room, for Tuesdays practice.

Those Gr 8 players , please get your gear to Coach Marshall’s house Sunday night, or Coach Bennet’s house Monday night and we will bring to practice. Next week, practices move to Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00

No videos tonight, with the showers

Good practise tonight, I think we made some progress. I compiled all the video into 1 file, here it is. I encourage players to have a look, it;s just over 4 miuntes long, so it won't take too long.


 Reminder that our game this Sunday is in Glenboro, at 3:00. Please be there at 2:00 , 2:15 at the latest.

Coach Marshall and I were extremely pleased with the game on Saturday. What a great second half to come back from 20 – 0 to score 2 touchdowns (really 3, but one was called back). We both thought the boys really battled hard to make it an exciting game. We all saw some first half jitters, especially those players who this is their first season. It was a solid performance all around. That being said, there is lots of room for improvement, and we’ll be working hard to get better at practices this week.

Practices this week will continue to be Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 – 8:30. The following week, starting with Sept 11, we’ll practising Tuesday and Thursday  but from 4:00 – 5:30. We realize that some players are coming from out of town, but with the days getting shorter and cooler, we really have no choice.  Those of you that are coming from out of town, please contact us so we know when we can expect your son to arrive,

John and I both realized just how challenging it is to run a football bench. There is an incredible amount of activity going on, with players shuttling in and out constantly depending on the situation. We are doing our best to ensure that all players get a fairly even share of playing time. We realize that we may not have done a very good job at that this weekend. Having said that , we really could use some help. We would like to find someone that could run the kickoffs and kickoff returns. It basically is making sure we have 9 players on the field and finding a sub when a player gets hurt or is too tired. We have done most of the set up with assigning players roles, we just need someone to make sure it happens. This allows us to take a moment to get our offense or defense together , and make the necessary substitutions to ensure that everyone is  getting on the field. It would mean that you would need a Respect in Sport number. This is a short online course. Sort of a do’s and don’ts for coaches. Please let either of us know if you can help out at all.  Neither of us played any football, so really anyone can help us out!

It would also be real nice if we could find someone to take some video of game situations. We can learn a lot from watching footage. If you have a good video camera with a good zoom feature, please let us know.

My daughter , (a 10 year old aspiring photographer)  took a bunch of pictures Saturday. Here is a link to them if you want to see them.

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=A97AE3CAF69635C!679&authkey=!AH7uDSWjvKiFwKI

Keep in mind she took a few more pics of her brother and people that she knows. I will ask her to take a few more at some other games too. Hopefully she can get a good action shot of every player. We will get a full team photo later in the season as well.

As always, please let us know if you have any concerns or questions.

Coach Bennet and Coach Marshall

More plays

Here we are , 1 more day until our first game. Here are some videos of last night's practise.


Remember to be there by 2:15 at the very latest.

I and Wishbone plays

We ran some new wishbone plays and practised some I plays last Thursday. I recorded 8 of these plays and have had a look at them to see what we were doing right and what needs some work. These are posted to youtube. The first one is embedded below, and the rest are part of a playlist
Players, especially those on offence should have a look to see if they can see any mistake in these plays. We will be working hard on correcting them on Tuesday and Thursday.

Play # 1

Finally, some offense

Another outstanding practise last night. We ran through a series of Power I plays, and the offence seemed quite knowledgeable about what to do. The defense looked good too with a number of good tackles and a few interceptions.

Wishbone plays have be posted to the wiki at http://bantamclippers.wikispaces.com/, please have a look so you have some idea of what we will run on Thursday night and next week. We will also have a look at special teams positions.

As mentioned last night, each player will be assigned a primary position and a secondary position. One will be on offense and the other on defense. The secondary position means you are the backup for that spot in case of injury or the primary player cannot make a game or practise. Coach Marshall and I sat down to compile this list, and we feel that the position we have placed players in, is the best spot for them to succeed personally, and to contribute to the team overall.

We will be letting players know of these spots Thursday, but most will have been placed in their primary spot Tuesday night.

One small change to the schedule; Glenboro was unable to get refs for the Saturday Sept. 8th game, so it has been moved to Sunday the 9th , still at 3:00 in Glenboro, at the high school. We have been assured that change rooms will be provided that day, please have your player there by 2:00, so we can begin warm-ups and assign positions for that day by 2:30.

Feel free to comment below or send either of us an email
Coach Bennet- cabennet@mvsd.ca
Coach Marshall - jmarshall@mvsd.ca